Rajaraja Cholan

Rajaraja Cholan (1973)

ராஜராஜசோழன்

Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Tamil film about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja Chola.

Date of release
1973-05-01
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (2)
Genres
History
Director
A. P. Nagarajan

Casting

Interesting facts

Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language historical biographical film directed by A. P. Nagarajan and written by Aru Ramanathan. Based on Ramanathan's play of the same name about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja I, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan in the title role and was the first Tamil CinemaScope film. It was released on 31 March 1973, and ran for over 100 days in theatres.

Production

Rajaraja Cholan, based on the life of the Chola king Rajaraja I was a play written by Aru. Ramanathan, and staged by the TKS Brothers in 1955. In 1973, it was adapted into a film by the same name, directed by A. P. Nagarajan and produced by G. Umapathy; Sivaji Ganesan, a self-described Chola, was cast in the title role.

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